54 Dogs and a Fire Hydrant
December 9, 2009 at 1:14 am | Posted in Art | Leave a commentTags: 54 dogs and a fire hydrant, Gensler, rocket dog rescue, san francisco
“54 Dogs and a Fire Hydrant”, a collaborative art piece created by employees in the Gensler San Francisco office, fetched $650.00 in an art auction benefiting Rocket Dog Rescue. The event was sponsored by Haworth, and the money raised will be used to help the San Francisco organization dedicated to saving homeless and abandoned dogs from overcrowded animal shelters. For more information on Rocket Dog Rescue click here.
Architect’s Challenge: A Sliver of a Space
October 21, 2009 at 4:52 pm | Posted in Architecture, Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: manhattan, museum, new museum of contemporary art, new york times, norman foster, sperone westwater
Check out this new Norman Foster building project for Sperone Westwater in Manhattan, just down from The New Museum of Contemporary Art. Read about it here…
-Tom
Fuel Cells for the Home?
October 21, 2009 at 3:49 pm | Posted in Cool Stuff, Sustainable Practices | Leave a commentTags: clearedge5, fuel cell, sustainability, technology
What the…? It looks like the cousin of Star Trek power technology has made it to the little people, if only it came in black.
This is what the website says about how it works; interesting stuff. “ClearEdge5 is a combined heat and power (CHP) energy system based on fuel cell technology. This technology has demonstrated superior efficiency for years in industrial plants, universities, hotels and hospitals. ClearEdge Power is now making it available on a small commercial and residential scale. The ClearEdge5 is a compact system which efficiently converts natural gas or propane into both electricity and heat.”
This thing is 5.5′ tall and 3′ wide so I’m guessing you’ll keep it outside in your back yard or on your deck. Is there anyone out there using one of these? I would like to know more about how it performs.
-Tom
email yourself in the future? yes.
September 22, 2009 at 11:48 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: email, future, futuris.tk
Are they serious? Yes, yes they are. What do you have to say to your future self? The language below was obviously written by someone who is non-English speaking, which makes the whole thing all the more fun to experience.
Future.tk is a social network with an online messaging service that allows you send messages to the future by scheduling the exact date you wish them to be delivered to your recipients. And with the post-morterm feature, you can also schedule messages to be send only after you have passed away. In order to use this service, you must select people of your trust to notificate us you have passed away. We can deliver your messages to until 50 years from the day you send them. Go to the Official Site
Radio Africa @ Coffee Bar – SF
September 22, 2009 at 4:43 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: architecture and the city festival, coffee bar, haydu, jones, san francisco
Experience dinner crafted by jones | haydu and Radio Africa on 9/24 at Coffee Bar. This is your chance to meet Hulett Jones, former Genslerite and co-owner of jones | haydu. Register Here!
The Mission District is home to many unique coffee shops, but this former loading dock in San Francisco’s Media Gulch is one of its finest. Transformed by design team jones | haydu into an epicurean coffeehouse serving a diverse clientele and range of activities, the aptly named Coffee Bar is home to the nomadic Radio Africa kitchen every Thursday and Friday evening. By providing varied inhabitation options, the coffee shop acknowledges the trend toward a modern office-less workforce and the space’s design seeks to encourage interaction, theatricality, observation and community. On this special evening, join jones | haydu for a dinner crafted by Radio Africa to learn more about the design intent and process, and to discuss how the architecture encourages and supports the local community.
Shoptalk 2009
September 18, 2009 at 5:28 pm | Posted in Retail, Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: kate newlin, passion brands, san francisco, shoptalk
I went to Shoptalk 2009 at Nordstrom last night and heard Kate Newlin speak about brands and consumer patterns. (thanks Kate for making the trip out here to talk with us) Though the topic was interesting and thoughtful I yearned for more, maybe I need to buy her books to delve in deeper on the subject. Some of her stories about specific shopping experiences resonated with me because I too love to shop, not much these days but I’m sure I’ll get back in the game at some point in the near future. I was surprised to hear very little if anything at all about retail’s impact on the environment. I realize that many of her clients are large corporations that aren’t necessarily thinking about the health of our planet but I would have loved to hear more about sustainability and how companies are offering more durable products and less “throw-aways”. Even though I didn’t hear what I wanted to hear I’m glad I went, thanks again to the folks that put it together.
-Tom
“No Impact Man” charts U.S. couple’s climate fight
September 17, 2009 at 8:30 pm | Posted in Community Service, Sustainable Practices, Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: carbon, climate, neutral, no impact man
On our quest to become carbon neutral one wonders if it’s even possible after reading articles like this. I don’t know about you but I’m going to keep trying….
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Colin Beavan so despaired at a lack of political action on climate change that he decided to see what difference he could make by living for a year with as little impact on the environment as possible. continue…
Gensler and The Beacon Institute?
September 16, 2009 at 4:21 pm | Posted in Architecture, Business, Gensler Projects, Green Architecture, Sustainable Practices | Leave a commentTags: dwell magazine, Gensler, historic, preservation, reuse, the beacon institute
I happened to be reading a short article in the most recent issue of Dwell Magazine on The Beacon Institute and was pleasantly surprised to see that Gensler was involved in one of their recent building projects near the Hudson river. It’s a perfect example of adaptive reuse of a historic building and I think it’s great to be partners with such an important and essential organization.
The New Center for Environmental Innovation and Education
Beacon Institute’s first facility at the Denning’s Point campus, the new Center for Environmental Innovation and Education (CEIE), is a model of green design……..article
Toxic Waters
September 15, 2009 at 5:38 pm | Posted in Community Service, Everyday life, Sustainable Practices | Leave a commentTags: Environmental Protection Agency, new york times, quality, toxic, water
I thought this was an interesting, and disturbing, article on the state of our water supply. NYT is doing a series on water quality in the U.S. so I thought I would share it if you haven’t seen it.
-Tom
Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label
September 2, 2009 at 4:10 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Here’s an interesting article about buildings not living up to their potential. I think it gives us more reason to better educate our clients with good design and sustainable practices.
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